Calderon in Japanese Katakana

Tips for writing Calderon in katakana

• ソ (so) and ン (n) look alike. In ソ the long stroke falls from the top right; in ン it rises from the bottom left.
• Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
• Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.

Calderon on Japanese forms

Example full name: John Calderon → ジョン・カルデロン (Western order, names separated by ・).

Most Japanese forms put the family name first: カルデロン ジョン. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (かるでろん じょん); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (ｶﾙﾃﾞﾛﾝ ｼﾞｮﾝ).

Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.

FAQ

How do you write Calderon in Japanese?

Calderon is usually written カルデロン (karuderon) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. In hiragana it is かるでろん.

Is there a kanji for Calderon?

No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.